Amazing how different the colors look when you apply them differently. Just layering those colors gives you that baby blue that so many wolves players aren't a fan of, myself included. But with your method of stippling and drybrushing you get a more cool grey.
Don’t forget that wash stage! And it’s easy to overestimate how much paint from the later, whiter stages is there - it’s not really that much, which helps keep the contrast and keeps the blue looking bluer, with the ‘baby’ blue not there that much, more a trick of the eye.
Absolutely fantastic. I would love to see a dark Grey Knight scheme; similar to nmm perhaps but easier with your guys drybrushing. Love how you blended this guy.
Just received my first pack of grey hunters after 15 years away from the hobby. Found this video after looking for techniques to paint them. Love the finish and details on these models, so going to have a look at trying this out. Great video! Keep up the good work.
i used to drybrush all my space wolves, gives a texture to the armour that i love, but over the years i have sadly gone back to the more smoother Eavy look. Love the result you got, makes me want to paint one of my spare space wolves using drybrush again.
Stunning! This straight up gave me nostalgia back to 2001 when I first started and saw a GD entry in WD which was a space wolves squad that were all dry brushed.
The Drybrush technique really helps sell that cold Icy Armour. I am so inspired I know what my next Space Marine Army will be when my Black Templars are finished! Your drybrush set is amazing btw, one of my happiest hobby purchases to date.
Thanks so much, John, glad to hear it! They do seem to take to it particularly well, either than or the selection of colours here just really worked :). Enjoy it, mate!
love it! One day, when I sit upon a pile of money I want to paint a hero character from all the first founding chapters and I feel with each new marine video from you I lock in the scheme I'm going to go for hahaha. Black Templar and Grey Knights are top of my list for chapter's I'd like to see!
Really enjoyed this video. I think you’re one of the very few people I watch the entire video start to finish. Thanks for work, great quality, approach and information. 10/10
To each it's own, i wouldn't paint all of my marines with this frosty-lie finish but with this color palette is cool. i understand that this was a "mistake" and a weird look but i wasn't implying that this is THE way you are suppose to paint, but i like it and i just wated to show my appretiation for it.
Thanks, this was super helpful! Im a new player and I choose "Space Wolves" to be the first army too paint mainly because am Danish. And they are Vinkings in space. :D
Thnx man for making a tutorial for SW very early in terms of chapters. I'll definitely use this technique for my boys but eliminating some steps and using different paints.
Thank you for these videos, I've never really used dry brushing properly until Kirion linked your video and now I'm a total convert you can get such great results, although mines still rusty I'm using it at every opportunity to learn the technique!
Fantastic tutorial😃👍🏼 what fantastically simple but super effective techniques 😁😁 shared this video with my, SpaceWolves player, brother who struggles with motivation to paint. I hope this helps motivate him. I’m sure it will. 😃👍🏼
Got my D set on Christmas Eve. Feeling a bit unsure but took the plunge . Longtime wolf player , started with some 1st gen. I love your videos and instruction. Great job. So far I think the brushes are just superb , quality off the charts. Just a pleasure to hold and use. I think figuring out the color jumps, damp pad saturation, the overall thinness of the paint and how much to have on brush the hardest challenge so far. I’ve seen improvement on my skill already. I nailed the best shoulder pad coloration yet. Never was able to do blend like this before. I also think 1st gen models and small areas are more challenging . Working on the perfect combo of D brush and regular round brush. When to use which one. I am happy I made this purchase and admire what you created. Just a pleasure to use and see my painting just getting better. Thank you
Been looking forward to this vid' since you teased us. It looks great and I love the Wolf's . Been holding back on painting the space marines in Indomitus for this tutorial.
Spend the day at my sisters house clipping and cleaning my space wolf star collecting! And now going to attempt this style! From my wolves recently now to this I enjoy painting in your style my dude!
i cant believe how great your technique works and looks. really loving it damn ! would love to see Thousand Sons ... the 2nd army i play beside Space Wolves :-D Thank you so much for your effort !!
I never thought drybrushing would be a big part of my workflow, but because of your videos I've gone and gotten some cheap ones to dip my toes. You might have a new customer :D also, Thunderwulfen's Soul Haunters are the only space marine chapter that needs attention.
@@ArtisOpus i need to buy some more paints and il be sure to let you know. i watched a few of your videos and its nice to see a brit making good content. most the people i watched have been from overseas. thanks for all the videos. your space wolf looks amazing. really nice finish
Best Space Marines scheme yet. love the contrast and the end result. Have you ever done oils for the panel lines? I like them as a technique and it gives great control and can be fixed easily if you make a mistake
@@ArtisOpus I started with panel lines and went from there. The low surface tension makes them super easy to get definition between panels. They are great for the Grimdark look
You mean I switch squash from a Thursday to a Friday to stop missing the premiers and you change the upload day 🤣 looking forward to catching up on this one Byron, have a desperado on me mate!
im so happy this is amazing also for a quick suggestion would love to see either the everqueen painted or the mangler squigs or even gordrak would be cool to see , good luck for the daemons
Check FacehammerTV out dude, that's my personal channel, Gordrakk is going to get painted some time soon... It's completely inefficient painting though, so far from anything on AO!
That is very nice. I'm looking at a gray-blue (darker than space wolf gray) for a custom marine chapter and I like the approach you're doing here (I'd obviously do a few less steps to make it darker)
I think with some red spot colours on the mini for contrast or similar this could be an amazingly effective and efficient scheme, let me know how it goes dude!
Me looking at the title: yay easy tecnique paint! Me after watching:.. dude...you said easy and simple! This is not easy and simple.. this is bob ross painting easy and simple! Looks amazing though :)
This was really helpful to get that perfect space wolf blue color, thanks so much for the amazing vid! The only issue I have is the use of a standard space marine instead of a space wolf as there is no fur or skulls! other than that, I really enjoyed the vid, thanks again!
Thanks so much for your support, buddy! The problem here is my real loathing of over-detailed models😅Although in retrospect it would have probably made for a better tutorial 🙄 There's a fur tutorial in our library if you'd like to check it out.
@@ArtisOpus my first army was a purple and orange freehand SW army. At some point I am gonne remove colour and repaint 2000 points of them. I might follow this tutorial. Although in Doom of Mymeria (forge world) the spacrwolves, bran redsnout, had white instead of yellow. I might try that with this teqnique.
@@ArtisOpus When you do the alpha legion can you include a segment about using metallic paints & after dry brush cleaning? I saw your brush care video but I'm still hesitant about using metallic paints with my artis opus dry brushes with metallic paints as I've heard metallics shorten their lifespan if not cleaned properly.
As a space wolf sucessor painter and collector totally agree! I've got my own force with a few squads of vanguards with an approximation of Alpha legion colors on their pack pauldron. Basically a throwback to the Alpha legion using deceptive tactics against the space wolves to great effect in the HH & how the wolves have taken their "I recognize my failing and will be sure to correct it." approach to it but also as a nod to Jörmungandr .
Really enjoyed this. I'm 100% new to painting so had a few very basic questions, i'm not very artistic or creative so feel I need to understand the whole process a bit more! 1) Are you cleaning your brush inbetween each stage, or because you're mixing the colours anyway does it not really matter? 2) What are you doing with the texture palette? I can see you set your paints out, then you seem to rubbing off the excess, but what purpose does the texture palette serve vs a normal palette? 3) You're rubbing the brush on your hand a lot, why? 4) Is this too much for a beginner? I sort of understand what you are doing in general and it seems challenging to completely mess it up, but don't what to take on too much! Sorry if these are stupid, just trying to understand more!
Cheers dude! 1) I am doing during cleaning process using the dampening pad and texture palette (cleaning your drybrush and drybrushing are the same thing. 2) It lets me test exactly how the paint will behave on a textured painted model. 3) To get a precise test of behaviour on model (see previous). 4) I've got some great news for you - following a lot of feedback our recent videos are hugely in-depth answers to these questions and are even extra long. ruclips.net/video/kxuY2NXeI2M/видео.html ruclips.net/video/MnUWwq3Qtco/видео.html
This looks really cool! (I know, I know, I'm sorry but someone has to) seriously though, it does look awesome, but I am curious to see how techniques like this would work on a smaller, more intricate model like a skitarii's armour or a guardsman where you don't have so much space to build up transitions because frankly, I kinda suck at painting infantry. I don't often compliment myself, but I can make a vehicle look pretty damn good, especially if you want it to look like it's been dragged through hell and back, but infantry and characters....they're my Achilles heel, infact my army looks like I painted most of it then comissioned someone who can actually tell one end of a paint brush from another to do the vehicles!
Hey dude, basically you just drop a brush size comparatively for each step, it does get a bit more tricky, just ensure nothing is too thick and you'll be good! Metallics are incredibly forgiving regardless, which can be very helpful. Also washes are always there to save the day :)
Artis Opus I think it’s easy to miss the importance of the wash! Even doing washes at different stages to help the blend. Really liked seeing you demonstrate pushing it around on this one too.
I think it's worth spending the extra 5-10 minutes per model to glaze over the armour. Drybrushing gives it a very chalky look, which the glaze would tone back.
You can tell which chapter a space marine belongs to by the colour of their armour and you can tell which chapter a person owns by the colour of their hand.
Fantastic colours on that model! Really prefer this colour for the space wolves than the light blue that is more traditionally seen. I really love the base could you please tell us how you did that?
Another great tutorial, thanks for all your hard work. may I ask 2 quick questions, Having ordered and waiting for the D set I am lapping up all your tutorials, I haven't yet found a simple instruction on using the wet pad (how much water to add, before starting)? the other question is will this method work on painting multiple figures (say 5-10 Space Marines at a time)? once again thank you for this great work. I sometimes forget to click the like button so have gone back and done so on all past videos ( I'm very old and very crap, what more can I say)
RN TANKIE just a drop, try some of the earlier videos for the technique, some scenery ones from about two months ago are good. I’m noticing I have to rewet it more than Byron does for mine though, every few minutes actually, and use my finger rather than the paint brush like he does. Just use your finger to test how much, a light sheen on your skin is all you need, and should be used before starting (a dab or two max)m to rewet (personal preference for duration, depends on how you’re using the paint at the time, try every few to 5 minutes to start) and use to clean at the end - check those cleaning instructions!
It's so dry brushed it's lost the space wolves colour. That's the only downside to this method. I used to be it myself but everything has that sandpaper look to it along with a big lack of colour depth. Still looks great for a tabletop model though!
Thanks man, fairly sure I could do a smoother version of this now I'm a bit more experienced using the technique at a smaller scale, just takes a bit of readjustment and discipline!
I think they look better that way.... if marines were real, their armour would look used, drab, war torn and the shine wouldn't be there.... unless they never saw combat. You can get around the all over ''sandpaper'' look, with a trick i saw on another painting channel, mix a little of the colour in question, and apply the same style of stippling, but using a mix of gloss varnish and the colour you wish too enhance., very lightly! It then gives the impression of worn colour and worn armour on the edges, and more ''shine'' to the centre of what ever part of the armour you are painting. He demonstrated it using Vallejo paints and it does look good.
Excellent video, super helpful for a noob like myself starting gis first SW army! Is it still possible to follow this technique and then paint the shoulder pads with the classic red and yellow? How could you get those looking just as frosty? Ty in advance and keep up the good work 😊😊
Hey im sorry for the unrelated question, i wish i knew a better place to ask this :[ but im about to get one of your texture palletes (and a bunch of other stuff :D), are you able to clean off dried paint on it in any way? Soaking it in something maybe and scrubbing it off? Even if not I wouldn't mind buying future ones, all your products are so good I know it will be worth it 😍 I love your videos and they have absolutely sold me on series D for sure, super excited to get them, almost seems like you dont even need other brushes XD
Hey dude, just prime it and go again! You're adding texture, so it's actually helpful :). Because you're testing how paint will behave on a mini it is actually arguably more relevant to prime it!
@@ArtisOpus 🤔🤔 that kinda just blew my mind a little tbh lmao, thanks man! I love how much you've gone and practically revolutionized drybrushing with your products. I've always hated doing it but I am so flippin excited to try these! One day maybe Artis Opus brand paints will exist? :D :D :D
Awesome guide on a different approach to painting space wolves. Do you think using a base coat of Russ Gray --> overall coat of space wolves contrast gray--> dry brush Russ gray --> dry brush fenrisian gray would yield decent results?
Hey, great video and awesome work :) Have you thought about slighty bigger magnification (for future movies) of the mini while painting and showing end results?
@@ArtisOpus Looking forward then :) For inspiration I would propose to check these channels: - Darren Latham Miniature Painting - Durgin Paint Forge Miniatures - JuanHidalgo Miniatures
Hey! I know i am late to the party but great job on these, they look awesome. If I wanted to recreate the technique for ultramarines, what range of colours would you recommend? I've seen your airbrush/drybrush ultramarine video, but am keen to keep to drybrushing 🙂
That dark blue wash you made - why not use a ready made wash like drakenhof nightshade? Or why not a diluted leviadon blue? (Loving the entire series btw!)
Hey dude, it's for coherency, we've kept huldra throughout, you could easily swap it out for whatever, i try and echo highlight and shade colours a lot in my painting though
I really do like the colour and the affect that is gives, i just think/find its a shame that its not really done on a Space Wolve, that its just a ultramarines with Space Wolves colour schemes.
I can't wait to try this technique on my own models! What would you do if you wanted to paint the pack markings on the shoulders, i.e the yellow and red for blood claws? Would you follow the same technique as the chainsword?
how would you adapt this technique say if you wanted one of the shoulder pads to be a different colour i wonder? just straight from black start doing the technique with that colour? or overt the top of the finishe grey?
Looks so good! Do you think this would work with metallic paints mixed with colours? I want a metallic green for my salamanders and this method looks very good and easy to do!
Hey George. Absolutely, although I'd approach it a different way - start with dark metallics as a base (Vallejo silver mixed with black is my default. Then drybrush up to bright silver, and then using contrast or a wash, cover all of the mini with green. This should give you an awesome effect and loads of contrast, its something I've been looking at trying myself 😊
So I like it and it looks fantastic. But there are 2 things that make my head scratch. The first is that the armour us very dark, it doesn't look really like the space wolves colour scheme. Can this be done brighter with this drybrushing technique? And the second thing is, the whole painting has something gritty. And what if I would like it more smooth? Can I achieve it more smooth, with this technique? But still this looks fantastic and beats 90 percent of the stuff many people bring to the gaming table.
I think you could definitely just use lighter color paints in place of what he did, and if you put a little extra time in you could probably get the transitions even smoother, maybe go in with and AO extra small drybrush or maybe even a glaze to bring it all together.
Great video and using this for my Tau, would you advise to use any wash on top to make it darker or just leave it? Just asking because as an amateur painter washes tend to do magic in blending the model together.
Pretty easily, just ignore them in painting, then block them in and shade carefully, add transfers, done! I hope that helps? Let us know in another comment if not, RUclips is bad for notifications.
@@ArtisOpus Thanks for the tip! What exactly do you mean by block them in? I have a few space wolves upgrade kits so I'll be using those instead of the transfers
You are an awesome painter. Helping me as a 61 year old newbie a lot. Thank you.
Our pleasure, dude :). Hundreds more videos for you we've made since this one!
Wow, I really like that chunky textural effect you're doing on these marines. It really lends an organic element to a very mechanical model type.
Thanks so much, glad you liked it :)
Amazing how different the colors look when you apply them differently. Just layering those colors gives you that baby blue that so many wolves players aren't a fan of, myself included. But with your method of stippling and drybrushing you get a more cool grey.
Don’t forget that wash stage! And it’s easy to overestimate how much paint from the later, whiter stages is there - it’s not really that much, which helps keep the contrast and keeps the blue looking bluer, with the ‘baby’ blue not there that much, more a trick of the eye.
Absolutely fantastic. I would love to see a dark Grey Knight scheme; similar to nmm perhaps but easier with your guys drybrushing. Love how you blended this guy.
thanks for the kind words and the grey knights are definitely on the list!
Just received my first pack of grey hunters after 15 years away from the hobby. Found this video after looking for techniques to paint them. Love the finish and details on these models, so going to have a look at trying this out. Great video! Keep up the good work.
Amazing, dude, that's exciting to hear! Good luck with the technique and don't forget to keep us updated with your progress😊
i used to drybrush all my space wolves, gives a texture to the armour that i love, but over the years i have sadly gone back to the more smoother Eavy look. Love the result you got, makes me want to paint one of my spare space wolves using drybrush again.
About to start on my Space Wolves, this was so handy! Awesome work, dude.
this is just an amazing result. simply awesome. and quiet fast. perfect for a whole army
Thanks so much, buddy! 😊
Waahhhh my reminder did not happen!!!
Awesome video again Byron. Love the look of the finished model!
Amazing work as always!
Thanks again!
Stunning! This straight up gave me nostalgia back to 2001 when I first started and saw a GD entry in WD which was a space wolves squad that were all dry brushed.
^_^ Thanks dude, glad you liked it!
Superb sir!
Thanks buddy!
The Drybrush technique really helps sell that cold Icy Armour. I am so inspired I know what my next Space Marine Army will be when my Black Templars are finished! Your drybrush set is amazing btw, one of my happiest hobby purchases to date.
Thanks so much, John, glad to hear it! They do seem to take to it particularly well, either than or the selection of colours here just really worked :). Enjoy it, mate!
love it! One day, when I sit upon a pile of money I want to paint a hero character from all the first founding chapters and I feel with each new marine video from you I lock in the scheme I'm going to go for hahaha. Black Templar and Grey Knights are top of my list for chapter's I'd like to see!
Thanks so much :) Watch this space 👀
WOO These are my BOYS! Was hoping you'd do a Space Wolves tutorial looks great!
Glad you liked it :) We enjoy doing it too, it's probably our favourite Space Marine so far 😊
Really enjoyed this video. I think you’re one of the very few people I watch the entire video start to finish.
Thanks for work, great quality, approach and information. 10/10
Thanks, dude! We may well revisit these guys Horus Heresy style, depending on votes :)
Can't wait to try this when the brushes arrive thanks again for an amazing Tutorial.
very welcome!! Lots more to come :)
Nice video, thanks Artis!
Thanks Chuck
The fluffy marine is very cool: for a space wolf that frosty looks is amazing (looks like brine).
To each it's own, i wouldn't paint all of my marines with this frosty-lie finish but with this color palette is cool.
i understand that this was a "mistake" and a weird look but i wasn't implying that this is THE way you are suppose to paint, but i like it and i just wated to show my appretiation for it.
Thanks, this was super helpful! Im a new player and I choose "Space Wolves" to be the first army too paint mainly because am Danish. And they are Vinkings in space. :D
Awesome dude 🤩 May Ragnar be with you!
Thnx man for making a tutorial for SW very early in terms of chapters. I'll definitely use this technique for my boys but eliminating some steps and using different paints.
Amazing! You're so welcome! Happy painting ^_^
Thank you for these videos, I've never really used dry brushing properly until Kirion linked your video and now I'm a total convert you can get such great results, although mines still rusty I'm using it at every opportunity to learn the technique!
Hey dude, thanks so much, welcome aboard, we'll keep making the drybrushing content, if you keep watching!
Amazing, I've just started a space wolves army.
Awesome, buddy, let us know how it goes😊
Fantastic tutorial😃👍🏼 what fantastically simple but super effective techniques 😁😁 shared this video with my, SpaceWolves player, brother who struggles with motivation to paint. I hope this helps motivate him. I’m sure it will. 😃👍🏼
Thanks so much!
Got my D set on Christmas Eve. Feeling a bit unsure but took the plunge . Longtime wolf player , started with some 1st gen. I love your videos and instruction. Great job. So far I think the brushes are just superb , quality off the charts. Just a pleasure to hold and use. I think figuring out the color jumps, damp pad saturation, the overall thinness of the paint and how much to have on brush the hardest challenge so far. I’ve seen improvement on my skill already. I nailed the best shoulder pad coloration yet. Never was able to do blend like this before. I also think 1st gen models and small areas are more challenging . Working on the perfect combo of D brush and regular round brush. When to use which one.
I am happy I made this purchase and admire what you created. Just a pleasure to use and see my painting just getting better. Thank you
I enjoyed this one, some interesting thought provoking colour selections. Thanks.
Thanks dude, our pleasure!
Been looking forward to this vid' since you teased us.
It looks great and I love the Wolf's .
Been holding back on painting the space marines in Indomitus for this tutorial.
thanks! Hope it helps and gets your minis on the table
Definitely going to test this on my space marine's.
And thanks for the explanation on techniqe and how to acieve spesific effects.
Thanks!
Spend the day at my sisters house clipping and cleaning my space wolf star collecting! And now going to attempt this style! From my wolves recently now to this I enjoy painting in your style my dude!
i cant believe how great your technique works and looks. really loving it damn !
would love to see Thousand Sons ... the 2nd army i play beside Space Wolves :-D
Thank you so much for your effort !!
Wonderful video, I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while now.
Thanks Kyle - hope you enjoyed it!
Great work
Cheers Lee!!
If you want a really amazing frosty look, base in deep green and work up towards a chilly blue-grey. That's how glaciers do it ;)
Thanks so much for the tip dude :)
aaaasasnd you've made it again, really good stuff!
Thanks Anibal!
Absolutely incredible work.
Thank you very much!😊
fantastic vid, love me some space wolves!!!
They're some of my favourites too, thanks Richard!
I've been waiting for this one
Great to hear - we think you will love it!
@@ArtisOpus whilst I don't have any space wolves I've been thinking of a scheme like this for my titan legion in adeptus titanicus
@@midamulti-tool oh nice that would work great! Make sure you share your progress with us on social media @artisopusltd
I never thought drybrushing would be a big part of my workflow, but because of your videos I've gone and gotten some cheap ones to dip my toes. You might have a new customer :D also, Thunderwulfen's Soul Haunters are the only space marine chapter that needs attention.
Nice job again. Looking at buying a Greater Daemon of Slaanesh so will be very interested in the paint job you do.
We have an eye on this model too!
wow this looks incredible. i will try this
Thanks, buddy! Let us know how it goes in another comment, if you have any questions we're here to help :)
@@ArtisOpus i need to buy some more paints and il be sure to let you know. i watched a few of your videos and its nice to see a brit making good content. most the people i watched have been from overseas. thanks for all the videos. your space wolf looks amazing. really nice finish
Really like this technique. Simple with a dash of detail. Subscribed my dude. 👍
Awesome! Many thanks for the support dude
That chainsword gives me "iron within" feelings.
Heresy!!
Best Space Marines scheme yet. love the contrast and the end result. Have you ever done oils for the panel lines? I like them as a technique and it gives great control and can be fixed easily if you make a mistake
Thank you! I have used them a little. I definitely have to do some learning but I really enjoy how organic they are :)
@@ArtisOpus I started with panel lines and went from there. The low surface tension makes them super easy to get definition between panels. They are great for the Grimdark look
So sick result 😍😍😍
Thanks, dude!
I think this is the best looking Space Wolf tutorial I've ever seen.
You mean I switch squash from a Thursday to a Friday to stop missing the premiers and you change the upload day 🤣 looking forward to catching up on this one Byron, have a desperado on me mate!
im so happy this is amazing also for a quick suggestion would love to see either the everqueen painted or the mangler squigs or even gordrak would be cool to see , good luck for the daemons
Check FacehammerTV out dude, that's my personal channel, Gordrakk is going to get painted some time soon... It's completely inefficient painting though, so far from anything on AO!
Amazing work man as always you dont disappoint my exspectations
How about sanguinary guard or custodes? Gold armor for the go
100% going to tackle the golden boys at some point!
Oh my GOD! That looks awesome! P
Thank you so much Roger! 😊
wow man this is amazing
Thanks, Jake! Glad you found it useful :)
Lovely video as always
Thank you dude 😊
all right good work u convinced me to try ur brushes ;) I used make up brushes for dry brushing up to this point, time to step up my game haha
Oh amazing, you won't regret it dude, they're the future :D. They'll serve you amazingly, thanks so much for your support!
Awsome Tutorial
Many thanks!!🤩
Really nice Work.. you got a very big fat like for that.. by the way... the dislike button is unnecessary... greetings from Vienna🇦🇹🇦🇹
thank you :)
That is very nice. I'm looking at a gray-blue (darker than space wolf gray) for a custom marine chapter and I like the approach you're doing here (I'd obviously do a few less steps to make it darker)
I think with some red spot colours on the mini for contrast or similar this could be an amazingly effective and efficient scheme, let me know how it goes dude!
Me looking at the title: yay easy tecnique paint!
Me after watching:.. dude...you said easy and simple! This is not easy and simple.. this is bob ross painting easy and simple!
Looks amazing though :)
🤭🤭I am taking that as an absolute complementnt! Thanks so much, dude! 🤩
Very nice work.
Thank you very much!
This was really helpful to get that perfect space wolf blue color, thanks so much for the amazing vid!
The only issue I have is the use of a standard space marine instead of a space wolf as there is no fur or skulls!
other than that, I really enjoyed the vid, thanks again!
Thanks so much for your support, buddy! The problem here is my real loathing of over-detailed models😅Although in retrospect it would have probably made for a better tutorial 🙄 There's a fur tutorial in our library if you'd like to check it out.
@@ArtisOpus I definitely will, thanks!
This was very nice!
Thank you! Pleased you liked it ^_^
@@ArtisOpus my first army was a purple and orange freehand SW army. At some point I am gonne remove colour and repaint 2000 points of them. I might follow this tutorial. Although in Doom of Mymeria (forge world) the spacrwolves, bran redsnout, had white instead of yellow. I might try that with this teqnique.
This is great. I'd do less hazard stripes though. It'll be easier, faster, more forgiving and it actually gives a better appearance.
Fair point dude :)
As a space wolves player this makes me happy. I have been kicking thr idea of a alpha legion. Would like to see your take on them
noted - that is definitely one we would love to do in the future!
@@ArtisOpus When you do the alpha legion can you include a segment about using metallic paints & after dry brush cleaning? I saw your brush care video but I'm still hesitant about using metallic paints with my artis opus dry brushes with metallic paints as I've heard metallics shorten their lifespan if not cleaned properly.
As a space wolf sucessor painter and collector totally agree! I've got my own force with a few squads of vanguards with an approximation of Alpha legion colors on their pack pauldron. Basically a throwback to the Alpha legion using deceptive tactics against the space wolves to great effect in the HH & how the wolves have taken their "I recognize my failing and will be sure to correct it." approach to it but also as a nod to Jörmungandr
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Really enjoyed this. I'm 100% new to painting so had a few very basic questions, i'm not very artistic or creative so feel I need to understand the whole process a bit more!
1) Are you cleaning your brush inbetween each stage, or because you're mixing the colours anyway does it not really matter?
2) What are you doing with the texture palette? I can see you set your paints out, then you seem to rubbing off the excess, but what purpose does the texture palette serve vs a normal palette?
3) You're rubbing the brush on your hand a lot, why?
4) Is this too much for a beginner? I sort of understand what you are doing in general and it seems challenging to completely mess it up, but don't what to take on too much!
Sorry if these are stupid, just trying to understand more!
Cheers dude!
1) I am doing during cleaning process using the dampening pad and texture palette (cleaning your drybrush and drybrushing are the same thing.
2) It lets me test exactly how the paint will behave on a textured painted model.
3) To get a precise test of behaviour on model (see previous).
4) I've got some great news for you - following a lot of feedback our recent videos are hugely in-depth answers to these questions and are even extra long.
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Been waiting for this one, and you delivered!
I want to see purple, who has purple colors? Emperors Children?
Soon John! Thanks for the kind words!
This looks really cool! (I know, I know, I'm sorry but someone has to) seriously though, it does look awesome, but I am curious to see how techniques like this would work on a smaller, more intricate model like a skitarii's armour or a guardsman where you don't have so much space to build up transitions because frankly, I kinda suck at painting infantry. I don't often compliment myself, but I can make a vehicle look pretty damn good, especially if you want it to look like it's been dragged through hell and back, but infantry and characters....they're my Achilles heel, infact my army looks like I painted most of it then comissioned someone who can actually tell one end of a paint brush from another to do the vehicles!
Hey dude, basically you just drop a brush size comparatively for each step, it does get a bit more tricky, just ensure nothing is too thick and you'll be good! Metallics are incredibly forgiving regardless, which can be very helpful. Also washes are always there to save the day :)
Artis Opus I think it’s easy to miss the importance of the wash! Even doing washes at different stages to help the blend. Really liked seeing you demonstrate pushing it around on this one too.
I think it's worth spending the extra 5-10 minutes per model to glaze over the armour. Drybrushing gives it a very chalky look, which the glaze would tone back.
Cheers dude :) There's plenty of stuff that falls into this category, always tricky to know how far to go :)
You can tell which chapter a space marine belongs to by the colour of their armour and you can tell which chapter a person owns by the colour of their hand.
Too right!😂✌
At the same time, you get t make your hand Space Wolf blue as well!
Fantastic colours on that model! Really prefer this colour for the space wolves than the light blue that is more traditionally seen.
I really love the base could you please tell us how you did that?
Video releasing in about 20 minutes ;)
Would love to see how you drybrush an Alpha Legionaire!
I do like turquoise :) That will happen for sure😊
Another great tutorial, thanks for all your hard work. may I ask 2 quick questions, Having ordered and waiting for the D set I am lapping up all your tutorials, I haven't yet found a simple instruction on using the wet pad (how much water to add, before starting)? the other question is will this method work on painting multiple figures (say 5-10 Space Marines at a time)? once again thank you for this great work. I sometimes forget to click the like button so have gone back and done so on all past videos ( I'm very old and very crap, what more can I say)
RN TANKIE just a drop, try some of the earlier videos for the technique, some scenery ones from about two months ago are good. I’m noticing I have to rewet it more than Byron does for mine though, every few minutes actually, and use my finger rather than the paint brush like he does. Just use your finger to test how much, a light sheen on your skin is all you need, and should be used before starting (a dab or two max)m to rewet (personal preference for duration, depends on how you’re using the paint at the time, try every few to 5 minutes to start) and use to clean at the end - check those cleaning instructions!
@@ep1kone Thanks for the advice, I will go back and watch your suggested vids, you are a star.
Loving this video series! I will be ordering up one of the series D sets soon, but is the texture palette required as well?
Thank you so much for the support Spencer! It's not required but it's incredibly useful and really helps with the technique :)
It's so dry brushed it's lost the space wolves colour. That's the only downside to this method. I used to be it myself but everything has that sandpaper look to it along with a big lack of colour depth. Still looks great for a tabletop model though!
Thanks man, fairly sure I could do a smoother version of this now I'm a bit more experienced using the technique at a smaller scale, just takes a bit of readjustment and discipline!
I think they look better that way.... if marines were real, their armour would look used, drab, war torn and the shine wouldn't be there.... unless they never saw combat.
You can get around the all over ''sandpaper'' look, with a trick i saw on another painting channel, mix a little of the colour in question, and apply the same style of stippling, but using a mix of gloss varnish and the colour you wish too enhance., very lightly!
It then gives the impression of worn colour and worn armour on the edges, and more ''shine'' to the centre of what ever part of the armour you are painting.
He demonstrated it using Vallejo paints and it does look good.
The result is spectacular. Could you make a video to paint like this to deathwatch?
Thanks so much dude! Black Templars are on the agenda in the near future, will add deathwatch to the list though :)
Excellent video, super helpful for a noob like myself starting gis first SW army! Is it still possible to follow this technique and then paint the shoulder pads with the classic red and yellow? How could you get those looking just as frosty? Ty in advance and keep up the good work 😊😊
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They're on the list bud, I need to work out a way to make them stand out a little! :)
Hey im sorry for the unrelated question, i wish i knew a better place to ask this :[ but im about to get one of your texture palletes (and a bunch of other stuff :D), are you able to clean off dried paint on it in any way? Soaking it in something maybe and scrubbing it off? Even if not I wouldn't mind buying future ones, all your products are so good I know it will be worth it 😍
I love your videos and they have absolutely sold me on series D for sure, super excited to get them, almost seems like you dont even need other brushes XD
Hey dude, just prime it and go again! You're adding texture, so it's actually helpful :). Because you're testing how paint will behave on a mini it is actually arguably more relevant to prime it!
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🤔🤔 that kinda just blew my mind a little tbh lmao, thanks man! I love how much you've gone and practically revolutionized drybrushing with your products. I've always hated doing it but I am so flippin excited to try these! One day maybe Artis Opus brand paints will exist? :D :D :D
Another beautiful paint job!
Just wondering, what are your reasons for using Huldra Blue so much, especially as a base?
Thanks so much Josh! We love how deep and saturated it is 🥰
Stunning man! just oposite of blue isnt yellow?
Thanks dude! I was working roughly off the colour wheel. I guess that's a triad, not a complementary.
Awesome guide on a different approach to painting space wolves. Do you think using a base coat of Russ Gray --> overall coat of space wolves contrast gray--> dry brush Russ gray --> dry brush fenrisian gray would yield decent results?
Hey, great video and awesome work :) Have you thought about slighty bigger magnification (for future movies) of the mini while painting and showing end results?
Great suggestion dude thank you! We're currently looking into upgraded equipment to make this possible :)
@@ArtisOpus Looking forward then :)
For inspiration I would propose to check these channels:
- Darren Latham Miniature Painting
- Durgin Paint Forge Miniatures
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JuanHidalgo Miniatures
Awesome work, but i've been trying to find out what you use to strip your models!! If you see this, please let me know!
Again love the work!
I use extremely strong alcohol, biostrip is apparently the best though!
Hey!
I know i am late to the party but great job on these, they look awesome.
If I wanted to recreate the technique for ultramarines, what range of colours would you recommend? I've seen your airbrush/drybrush ultramarine video, but am keen to keep to drybrushing 🙂
You can use exactly the same colour we use with the airbrush but do it as drybrushing and it'd work out perfectly 😊
Thanks so much for watching!
That dark blue wash you made - why not use a ready made wash like drakenhof nightshade? Or why not a diluted leviadon blue? (Loving the entire series btw!)
Hey dude, it's for coherency, we've kept huldra throughout, you could easily swap it out for whatever, i try and echo highlight and shade colours a lot in my painting though
@@ArtisOpus matching the base coat - makes sense now. Thanks!
Love the vid, just ordered my d set with the extra XL brush and the graffiti palette Can I ask are you supposed to prime the palette ?
Nice and thanks for investing in Series D! You don't have to no, you are good :)
@@ArtisOpus thanks for the reply . I only need one more set and I have the collection can't wait to do this
Exceptionally useful, thank you! Wish you all had done the pack and battle company pauldrons though.
Thanks so much dude :) This will feature in future tutorials!
I really do like the colour and the affect that is gives, i just think/find its a shame that its not really done on a Space Wolve, that its just a ultramarines with Space Wolves colour schemes.
I can't wait to try this technique on my own models! What would you do if you wanted to paint the pack markings on the shoulders, i.e the yellow and red for blood claws? Would you follow the same technique as the chainsword?
Similar yeah, check out my Black Templar video. I'd use either of those methods, but with yellow paints😊Good luck!
how would you adapt this technique say if you wanted one of the shoulder pads to be a different colour i wonder? just straight from black start doing the technique with that colour? or overt the top of the finishe grey?
You could use masking or a careful base coat followed by masking to enable you to use drybrushing and stippling without needing to be overly careful.😊
Looks so good! Do you think this would work with metallic paints mixed with colours? I want a metallic green for my salamanders and this method looks very good and easy to do!
Hey George. Absolutely, although I'd approach it a different way - start with dark metallics as a base (Vallejo silver mixed with black is my default. Then drybrush up to bright silver, and then using contrast or a wash, cover all of the mini with green. This should give you an awesome effect and loads of contrast, its something I've been looking at trying myself 😊
Great video - subbed to your channel. What is that mat you're painting on?
Thanks so much for the support buddy!
Thanks for the link. I don't quite understand... Is it somewhat moist? Did you prime it black before this video? What material is it made of?
So I like it and it looks fantastic.
But there are 2 things that make my head scratch.
The first is that the armour us very dark, it doesn't look really like the space wolves colour scheme. Can this be done brighter with this drybrushing technique?
And the second thing is, the whole painting has something gritty. And what if I would like it more smooth? Can I achieve it more smooth, with this technique?
But still this looks fantastic and beats 90 percent of the stuff many people bring to the gaming table.
I think you could definitely just use lighter color paints in place of what he did, and if you put a little extra time in you could probably get the transitions even smoother, maybe go in with and AO extra small drybrush or maybe even a glaze to bring it all together.
Great video and using this for my Tau, would you advise to use any wash on top to make it darker or just leave it? Just asking because as an amateur painter washes tend to do magic in blending the model together.
cant wait xd
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Doesn't the black primer make it way too dark and therefore needs a lot of coats compared to a brighter primer
Wow, this is great job =D
But seriously, where do you get those special brushes? Can I buy them online?
Hey dude, they're linked in our description, available here though :) store.artis-opus.com/collections/series-d-drybrushing
@@ArtisOpus thanks!
if i wanted to keep the pauldrons red and yellow respectively, how would i go about doing that using this method?
Pretty easily, just ignore them in painting, then block them in and shade carefully, add transfers, done!
I hope that helps? Let us know in another comment if not, RUclips is bad for notifications.
@@ArtisOpus Thanks for the tip! What exactly do you mean by block them in? I have a few space wolves upgrade kits so I'll be using those instead of the transfers
So medium basically makes the paint thinner and flows better yeah?
Could this method also work on tau with their flat armor plates?
Absolutely! The tau are perfect for it :) their shapes are pretty helpful with the anime stylings
Please do one but as blood angels
Funny water arrangement that you use. Where can I buy one to try the spunge/water thing myself?
It is, we invented it! From our website: store.artis-opus.com/collections/series-d-drybrushing/products/series-d-brush-set :)
Ok it may have already been answered but I'm asking anyway.... what happened to your mat? Dose it still work after what you did to it? Is it washable?
Yeah dude, just prime and go again!
Nice..... the mat did not harden?
Hi what size brush did you use for series D? Love the amazing work!
Hey buddy, I tend to use medium and small for infantry 😊